Monday, Mar 1, 2010
Under his current arrangement with NBC, Conan O'Brien can start working for a new television network in September 2010.
Intrade has listed a market is for which network he will sign with after this arrangement ends in September. This market can be found under Entertainment > Conan O'Brien.
Contract Rules:
A contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if Conan O'Brien signs a television deal with the network named in the contract before midnight ET on 31 Dec 2010.
A contract will settle (expire) at 0 ($0.00) if Conan O'Brien does not sign a television deal with the network named in the contract before midnight ET on 31 Dec 2010.
Expiry will be based official announcements from Conan O'Brien and/or the relevant television network, as reported by three independent and reliable media sources.
If Conan O'Brien does not sign a television deal with any network then the "NO-DEAL" contract will expire at 100 and all other contracts at 0.
The market is for which network Conan O'Brien will be appearing on. If he signs with a parent network but will appear on a network owned by the parent network, the contract for the nwtwork he will be appearing on will be expired at 100.
Due to the nature of this contract please also see Contract Rule 1.7 Unforeseen Circumstances.
The Exchange reserves the right to invoke Contract Rule 1.8 (Time Protection) if deemed appropriate.
Any changes to the result after the contract has expired will not be taken into account - Exchange Rule 1.4
Please contact the exchange by emailing help@intrade.com if you have any questions or uncertainty regarding this contract or interpretation of these contract specific rules, related exchange news articles or Exchange Rules before you place a trade.